Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-02
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An African student.

An African student.
sHz son % KING TO ENTER AN INDIANA MEDICAL
COLLEGE
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Dec. 2.-Dr. Ralph St j.
Perry has received word that one OF his former
medical students from Cape Mount, West Africa,
had arrived In this country. The young mans
name IL Albert NJ Thompson, and he Is coming
here TO enter the Medical College OF Indiana Mr..
Thompson Is a full-blooded Sey negro, known
amongst his people as "Momora," a son Of Dowan-
ma, king OF the Upper Peron country, and sandy
msnda queen Of Jar6acca he Is about twenty 1G
some years past in the mission schools at cape
Mount In speaking OF him Dr. Perry says:
"Aomora Is a sample OF the ups and downs OF a
heathen'3 life. When he was about twelve years
Old his people wanted him to become Monamme-
Dan priest and with that view apprenticed him 70
one OF the members OF that church After year
or 50 spent In mastering the Arabic language and
learning the forms OF the church. Momora con-
s0ded that ne preferred Christianity and LEFT the
Mohammedans, going down TO the mission schools
and soon led the school In his studied Like .
had always been waited upon by slaves the boy
did not Ike 10 work, and had his own slaves 70
slaves were an sent back 20 his mother. and Mo-
mora had TO do his own work and part OF milne.
he did not Ike scrubbing and other similar duties
Dut he soon gave In, and would do his share Oh the
mission work as readily as the other boys"
They Made the Bridegroom skip.
HIS GROWN sTEP-CHIDREN DID NOT TRY TO MAKE
1T PLEASANT FOR HIN.
81. LOUIS, Dec. "A special from Norborne, MO-,
70 the Glo6e-Deaocrdt. says: ON saturday last
occurred the marriage Of Mrs Thomas Roney, four
weeks after the death OF her husband. Upon the
arrival u the Roney homestead OF the newly mar
ned pair. the husband, Frank Hill, was met Dy
one OF the Roney boys with shotgun, and ORDERED
10 leave the place HAL prpoa r9 y, yaIor Iook
TO his heels and make himself scarce. Inere aIe
four sets OF children az the Roney place. MT MT
ROney having been married three times ana the
late Widow Honey having Deen married before she
became Mrs. Rooney, and there being hVins issues vi
AT,er BRIDEGROOM Hall had been fired, on Satur-
day night, from the ROney homestead, ne went 10
The home OF Mr.. Frank Rooney, one OIL tne oluer
boys, where NJ was met by haif-brother OF Frank
ROney who with revolver In hand, made a dash at
Hall ana would have fired had not Frank Roney
prevented him. Hall again vamOosed, and the
probablIties are that he will continue absent the
air about the ROney place not being conducive 10
his health The Roney boys declare Hail SHAH not
stay there "a that Is their hume and they propose
II snail remain so. AT last accounts the new-made
wife was preparing TO join her husband
A Kansas Minister'S Peculiar Doctrine.
PICTURESQUE THEOLOGY WHICH AROUsRs NDIGSATI
AMONG HIS FLOCK.
TOPEKA KAN, Nov. 2o.-The Presbyterian
church at Garrett Is In controversy with its new
pastor, Rev. A. o. Penniman. and the Neosho
Presbyterv, composed OF the prominent members
OF southern Kansas has been called upon 70 recon-
Gle the differences. Thirty members OF the church
petitioned for peremptory order compelling Mr..
the reason that he is headstrong and opinionated,
and on several occasions had refused TO be con-
troled by the officers OF the church In matters In
which they thought their counsel should nave
governed. He did not preach or pray with the
proper feryor; he did not treat the members OF the
church with proper courtesy, and he was not
orthodox In his theol gy, for he preached that
heaven had gate for MethodiSts a gate for Pres
byterianS, &C., and, possibly, gate where some
of those who belonged 70 no church might enter,
and also because he had admitted that In case
place OF torture does exist might not be utterly
impossible that the heather should have, one way
or another, opportunity OF escaping its terrOrs.
Others OF the congregation defended the pastor
from these charg. 5, setting up that the church
hcd been unusually prosperous under his pastor
ate. The Presbytery held a secret session, and
after q long discussion IL was recommended that
Mr.. PennlmanS Installation be postponed for the
present, and they admOnished the church to cease
the agitation OF their difficulties and prayerfully
study the peace and unity OF the church.
A. E Garrison Is the pastor OF the Oak-Street
Presbyterian church, and the two congregations
are taking sides.